Synod of Bishops of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church

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ecclesiastical assembly governing body legislative body synod of bishops

The Synod of Bishops of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church is the highest ecclesiastical assembly of bishops that leads, legislates for, and oversees the life and mission of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church worldwide.

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All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
Synod of Bishops of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church canonical	10
Synod of Bishops of the UGCC	1
Ukrainian Greek Catholic bishops	1
episcopate of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2340675 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Synod of Bishops of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church
Context triple: [Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church, governingBody, Synod of Bishops of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church]

A. Synod of Bishops of the Hungarian Greek Catholic Church
The Synod of Bishops of the Hungarian Greek Catholic Church is the highest ecclesiastical governing body of this Eastern Catholic Church, composed of its bishops who collectively oversee doctrine, discipline, and pastoral leadership.
B. Synod of Bishops of the Melkite Greek Catholic Church
The Synod of Bishops of the Melkite Greek Catholic Church is the highest ecclesiastical assembly of Melkite bishops that directs the church’s pastoral, liturgical, and administrative life in communion with Rome.
C. Synod of Bishops
The Synod of Bishops is the assembly of bishops in the Anglican Church of Southern Africa responsible for providing spiritual leadership, doctrinal guidance, and high-level governance within the province.
D. Synod of Bishops
The Synod of Bishops is a permanent institution of the Catholic Church that convenes bishops from around the world to advise the Pope on matters of doctrine, pastoral practice, and church governance.
E. General Assembly of Bishops
The General Assembly of Bishops is the principal deliberative body in which the Catholic bishops of the United States gather to discuss, decide, and coordinate national pastoral policies and initiatives.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Synod of Bishops of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church
Target entity description: The Synod of Bishops of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church is the highest ecclesiastical assembly of bishops that leads, legislates for, and oversees the life and mission of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church worldwide.

A. Synod of Bishops of the Hungarian Greek Catholic Church
The Synod of Bishops of the Hungarian Greek Catholic Church is the highest ecclesiastical governing body of this Eastern Catholic Church, composed of its bishops who collectively oversee doctrine, discipline, and pastoral leadership.
B. Synod of Bishops of the Melkite Greek Catholic Church
The Synod of Bishops of the Melkite Greek Catholic Church is the highest ecclesiastical assembly of Melkite bishops that directs the church’s pastoral, liturgical, and administrative life in communion with Rome.
C. Synod of Bishops
The Synod of Bishops is the assembly of bishops in the Anglican Church of Southern Africa responsible for providing spiritual leadership, doctrinal guidance, and high-level governance within the province.
D. Synod of Bishops
The Synod of Bishops is a permanent institution of the Catholic Church that convenes bishops from around the world to advise the Pope on matters of doctrine, pastoral practice, and church governance.
E. General Assembly of Bishops
The General Assembly of Bishops is the principal deliberative body in which the Catholic bishops of the United States gather to discuss, decide, and coordinate national pastoral policies and initiatives.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	ecclesiastical assembly ⓘ governing body ⓘ legislative body ⓘ synod of bishops ⓘ
churchSuiIuris	Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church ⓘ
communicatesWith	Dicastery for the Eastern Churches ⓘ linked to: Dicastery for the Oriental Churches
communionWith	Catholic Church ⓘ linked to: Catholic Church worldwide Holy See ⓘ
composition	all bishops of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church ⓘ
denomination	Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church ⓘ
ecclesiasticalStatus	major archiepiscopal synod ⓘ
establishedUnder	Code of Canons of the Eastern Churches ⓘ
followsCanonLaw	Code of Canons of the Eastern Churches ⓘ
function	approves particular law for the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church ⓘ coordinates evangelization and missionary activity of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church ⓘ elects the Major Archbishop of Kyiv-Halych ⓘ erects, modifies, and suppresses ecclesiastical structures within the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church ⓘ leads the life and mission of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church ⓘ legislates for the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church ⓘ oversees the pastoral activity of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church ⓘ promotes unity of faith and discipline within the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church ⓘ
governs	Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church ⓘ
hasJurisdictionOver	Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church faithful worldwide ⓘ
headTitle	Major Archbishop of Kyiv-Halych ⓘ linked to: Major Archbishop of Kyiv–Halych
includes	auxiliary bishops of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church ⓘ eparchial bishops of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church ⓘ titular bishops of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church ⓘ
language	Church Slavonic ⓘ Latin ⓘ Ukrainian ⓘ
meets	ordinarily once a year ⓘ
partOf	Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church ⓘ
presidedBy	Major Archbishop of Kyiv-Halych ⓘ linked to: Major Archbishop of Kyiv–Halych
primaryConcern	catechesis and evangelization in the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church ⓘ discipline of the clergy and faithful of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church ⓘ life and mission of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church ⓘ liturgical norms of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church ⓘ
religion	Christianity ⓘ
reportsTo	Pope ⓘ
role	highest ecclesiastical authority in the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church ⓘ supreme administrative authority of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church ⓘ supreme judicial authority of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church ⓘ supreme legislative authority of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church ⓘ
scope	worldwide ⓘ
subjectTo	universal canon law of the Catholic Church ⓘ
tradition	Byzantine Rite ⓘ
typeOfSynod	Synod of Bishops of a Major Archiepiscopal Church ⓘ linked to: Synod of Bishops

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church → governingBody → Synod of Bishops of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church ⓘ

Major Archeparchy of Kyiv–Halych → governingBody → Synod of Bishops of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church ⓘ

Major Archbishop of Kyiv–Halych → hasAuthorityOver → Ukrainian Greek Catholic bishops ⓘ

linked to: Synod of Bishops of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church

Major Archbishop of Kyiv–Halych → isElectedBy → Synod of Bishops of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church ⓘ

Major Archbishop of Kyiv–Halych → isMemberOf → Synod of Bishops of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church ⓘ

Major Archbishop of Kyiv–Halych → isPresidentOf → Synod of Bishops of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church ⓘ

Patriarchal Cathedral of the Resurrection of Christ in Kyiv → associatedWith → Synod of Bishops of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church ⓘ

Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church → governedBy → Synod of Bishops of the UGCC ⓘ

subject linked to: UGCC

linked to: Synod of Bishops of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church

Sviatoslav Shevchuk → electedBy → Synod of Bishops of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church ⓘ

Sviatoslav Shevchuk → memberOf → Synod of Bishops of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church ⓘ

Eparchy of Stryi → belongsToConference → Synod of Bishops of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church ⓘ

Eparchy of Zboriv → governingBody → Synod of Bishops of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church ⓘ

Volodymyr Viytyshyn → memberOf → episcopate of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church ⓘ

linked to: Synod of Bishops of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church

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